Improvement in steam-baths



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'IMPROVEMENT In STEAM-BATES.

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To ALL WHOM'IT MAYOONVCERN:

Be it known thatI, LOUIS HENE, oi' Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, and in the State of Penn Sylvania, have invented a new and useful Steam-Bed for treatinginvalids; .and'I do hereby declare that the4 following is a full, clear, and exactl descifiption thereofei'erence being. Jcad tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters oi` reference marked'ithereon, in whichl Figure 1 is a longitudinalv section through `.the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view. i v

The nature of my invention consistsin the combination of a'gauze double-bottom bed, with a steam-tight4 lframe as a bdstead, andan ar-tightveoven'for steaming invalids with'steam from herbs, as herein. more fully described. i

'To enableothers skilled in :the -art to'make and use myinvention, I will describeits construction 'and operation. I i i i In the construction of my invention, in fig. 1, A is the bedsteador steam-heir, which is composed of four posts, having sides andendsof boards, and with a close bottom, thus forming a complete box,'ivithout a cover.

B, in iig. 1-, is a perforated cylinder, attached at one end to'a 'steamfpipel, which passes throughthe head of the box, and the other end rests, by means -of a hearing, on'a. clea'tto allow the cylinder to revolve.`

C is thesaeking-hottom, on whichtolay the patient ortheinvalid.`

D is a. gauze bottom, attached tothe same framcivith D,`a nd'this frame, or double frame, is littedto the box A, so 'as to lbe easily set into and taken'out-of the hox-A ,"and rests on eleats,iat a propendistance above' the cylinder Bg 4 Y The frame'D is made parallel to the bottom, while the ,frame C is slightly inclined, 4being raised at the head end, to give ease in lying on the same, and isplaeed some distauceebove the frame D. `It may besix inches, more or less, 'as the case may require.V ,p

D,'the pillow, maden shape to suit the recliningpositon of the invalid;

ff are holes in thel cylindeB.4 l i b, the thermometer, of any 'ordinarydescription.

E, the cover, of oil-cloth, for spreadinglover the patient ivlien in theprocess of' steamin g,'wh.ieh is that` ened to the box by tacks'ly.l cdc in iig. 2.- a

a a are pins orbuttons, to which the cover is attached. d is an opening, to allow the month and nose ofthe patient to be uncovered and exposed to the atmosphere.

e e e are button-holes' and buttons, tol enlarge the aperture, if required.' v v In the, operation of my invention, the patient o r'invalidis laid on the, couch o r bed C, with the head restingr on. pillow D. The herbs to be used are placed, with water, in a vessel, to be heatedV in any ordinary manner, and attached, in any convenient manner, to the pipe et' cylinder B, escaping through the holesf, in said cylinder, into the box or fralnevof the bed A. The thermometer b wilhgive the degree of heatrequired in each case for each patient or invalid.` The steam iiill pass through the gauze bottom D regularly, and be diiused through the space between it and the bot'tom or b ed C'on which vthe patient is lying, pand isbrought directly in contact with the patient, who has the cover E drawn 'overthe person, and buttoned down' tightly, by means of the buttons a thus completely surrounding the patient in steam of herbs. Y

When the patient is sufficiently steamed,-he is taken' off the bed, and rubbed dry with coarse towels, wrapped in fresh'blankets, and then placed on a lounge.

In placing theinvalid to be steamed on the bed C, he or she' is wrapped in blankets, andis kept under the operation, say about from' five to ten minutes, or until a complete perspirationA is produced, and the invalid is thoroughly heated by steam from various herbs,A thus electingga change in the system of the patient' generally in ten minutes.

It is well known that many diseases will yield to 'steam containing the extrct of herbs, when properly A se'iected. and applied, which I do properly'apply bymeaneof my invention: y I

I may find it convenient to attach a vlv'e to the pipe leading into thecylinder B,lto regulate the How of l steam to the patient. 4 l i y A f Having thus described the nature of 'my invention, vhnt I claim as new, isf'- v The frame or bedsteed A, in `combination with the ganze bottoms C and D, cylinder B,'.o.nd cover E, constructed substantially as described, operating as sind for the purposes et forth. v v .n A

v In testimony that I claim the above-described invention', I have hereunto `signed my-name, this 13th day of November, 1867. v

LOUIS HEINE.

Witnesses:

` GEORGE' HEINE,

Jo. C..CLAYT0N. 

